ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 360451
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Date: | Saturday 21 May 1994 |
Time: | 16:50 LT |
Type: | Rutan Long-EZ |
Owner/operator: | Nielson Leasing Corp |
Registration: | N8JE |
MSN: | 430 |
Total airframe hrs: | 1298 hours |
Engine model: | LYCOMING O-320-B1C |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Lindon, UT -
United States of America
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Private |
Departure airport: | Provo, UT (KPVU) |
Destination airport: | |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Narrative:THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED SERIOUS VIBRATIONS FROM THE ENGINE WHILE IN CRUISE FLIGHT. THE VIBRATION DIMINISHED WHEN HE REDUCED POWER, AND RECURRED WHEN HE ADDED POWER. HE EXECUTED A FORCED LANDING INTO A SMALL FIELD, AND THE LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED WITH A HARD LANDING. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE NUMBER THREE PISTON WAS NOT MOVING IN ITS BORE, BUT IT WOULD MOVE TOWARD TOP DEAD CENTER WHEN IN WAS MANUALLY PUSHED DOWN IN THE BORE.
Probable Cause: PISTON FAILURE AND UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FOR A SUCCESSFUL FORCED LANDING.
Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Report number: | SEA94LA125 |
Status: | Investigation completed |
Duration: | 6 months |
Download report: | Final report |
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Sources:
NTSB SEA94LA125
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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